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this place has a very big importance in the History of education in India.
its famous for the Erstwhile Nalanda University, which is considered one of the ancient of its types ever.
with students coming from different parts of the world.

I went to Nalanda because I've known about the place for years, have studied it a bit, and so had a cultivated interest you could say. For such people, who are particularly interested in Buddhist history or ancient Indian culture, it's worth the trip if...More

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Nalanda Vidyapeeth (Old) stands testimony to India's glorious past, where education flourished and civilization thrived at centres of educational excellence. The ruins of Nalanda stand as proud edifices of the glorious past and earned the well deserved UNESCO world heritage site status.
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please must go to this place (Nalanda Vishvidyalaya) to visit and to know about history of this place, u will enjoy and definitely will try plan for another visit , Silao is a place near Nalanda Vishvidyalaya which is famous for delicious khaajaa, please eat...More

Approximately 80 km from Bodhgaya and 10 km North of Rajgir is Nalanda. A must visit for all academicians and others too. It has the ruins of an University which boasted of 10000 students and 1500 teachers . The bricks are still in good shape...More

The ruins of ancient Nalanda University takes us to an era of thousands of years back and gives us a glimpse of the wonderful past of our nation. It also makes us sad that how thoughtless invaders destroyed a seat of learning and burned its...More

A University almost thousand year old, well laid out made my chest swell with pride as an indian. Very impressive brick structure. Mostly taught Buddhist studies and political science, Astro-physics etc in 6th century AD with Students coming from many countries.

The Archaeological Survey of India maintains a museum near the ruins for the benefit of visitors. The museum exhibits the antiquities that have been unearthed at Nalanda as well as from near by Rajgir . Out of 13,463 items, only 349 are on display in four...More

Must visit with family / friends / kids. A good place for picnic . Although its quite old but the history is quite remarkable. Best time to go here is in winter season you can easily spend a whole day here.
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